Halifax Area High School

Public school in Dauphin County, United States

Halifax Area High School

Location

3940 Peters Mountain Road Halifax, Pennsylvania 17032 Dauphin County United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	Halifax Area School District
Principal	David Hatfield^[1]
Faculty	27.66 (on FTE basis)^[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	295 (2017–18)^[3]
Student to teacher ratio	10.67^[2]
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Athletics conference	PIAA District 3^[4]
Mascot	Wildcat
Feeder schools	Halifax Area Middle School
Website	Halifax Area High School

Halifax Area High School is a suburban, public secondary school located at 3940 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1958.^[5] It is the sole high school operated by the Halifax Area School District. As of the 2017–2018 school year, enrollment was 295 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.^[3]

Extracurriculars

Halifax Area High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The District funds:

Boys

Baseball - A
Basketball- A
Football - A
Soccer - A
Wrestling - AA

Girls

Basketball - AA
Cheer - AAAA
Soccer (Fall) - A
Softball - A
Volleyball - A

According to PIAA directory July 2014 ^[6]

References

^ High School > Principal's Corner Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Halifax Area High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
^ ^a ^b "Halifax Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
^ ^a ^b "Halifax Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ "School Details - Halifax Area High School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
^ PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (2014). "Halifax Area School District Dauphin County, Pennsylvania General Obligation Bonds, Series of 2014" (PDF).
^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2014). "PIAA School Directory".

External links

Halifax Area High School website

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Central Dauphin	Central Dauphin High School Central Dauphin East High School
Derry Township	Hershey High School
Halifax Area	Halifax Area High School
Harrisburg	Harrisburg High School Harrisburg University of Science and Technology High School
Lower Dauphin	Lower Dauphin High School
Middletown Area	Middletown Area High School
Millersburg	Millersburg Area High School
Steelton-Highspire	Steelton-Highspire High School
Susquehanna Township	Susquehanna Township High School
Upper Dauphin	Upper Dauphin Area High School

Other Schools
Charter schools	Capital Area School for the Arts
Private schools	Berrysburg Christian Academy Covenant Christian Academy Emmanuel Wesleyan Academy Harrisburg Christian School Middletown Christian School Milton Hershey School Wordsworth Academy
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg	Bishop McDevitt High School
Susquenita School District (partially located in Perry County)	Susquenita High School
Williams Valley School District (partially located in Schuylkill County)	Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School